Drugs in the Workplace

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Drugs in the Workplace

• Name of presenter
• Title, Company
• Date
• Employer Logo

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Ice Breaker Activity 1

• How, do you think, employee drug use is dangerous
  or unproductive?
• To get you started
• Brain surgeon
• Construction Worker
• Food Service
• Banker

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Ice Breaker Activity 2

• What occupations do you see yourselves holding,
  after high school/college?
• Would it be ok to arrive at the job drunk or
  high?
• What do you think would happen if you did?

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Ice Breaker Activity 3

• Get into groups of 4-5 people
• You are the manager of a clothing store. One
  employees recent behavior makes you suspect
  he/she is high on the job.
• Your job in the next 5 minutes is to
• Describe what kind of behavior you observed.
• Describe what actions you would take.

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Let me tell you a story

• Start with an actual story of how substance abuse
  affected the workplace.
• Ormeld several separate experiences into one
  story

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A little about Company NameCompany Logo

• Company products or services
• Customers
• Mission statement
• Qualities valued in employees

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Types of Jobs Offered

• Primary positions and average pay
• Example Research Assistant 20K/year
• Promotional opportunities
• Examples
• Entry Level jobs to Management
• Organizational chart

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Effects of substance abuse on work performance
and conduct

• Early/late arrival
• Increased sick leave
• Frequent, unscheduled absences
• Escalating conflicts
• Physical/verbal abusiveness
• Excessive phone time
• Mood swings, high and low
• High low productivity
• Borrowing money/financial problems
• Over-reaction to criticism
• Increased irritability, temper outbursts
• Fatigue/lethargy
• Increased accidents on the job
• Social withdrawal
• Hangover on the job

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A Drug-Free Workplace Policy accomplishes three
major things

• Sends a clear message that alcohol and drug use,
  sales, possession or being under the influence is
  prohibited
• Encourages employees who have problems with
  alcohol and other drugs to voluntarily seek help
• Clarifies what conduct is expected, what conduct
  is prohibited, and what are the consequences for
  policy violation.

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Substance Abuse An Obstacle to Hiring

• High pre-employment drug test failure rate
  reported in 2006
• Tillamook Safeway 234 of 313 failed
• Barrett Business Services Newport 4 of 5
  applicants fail
• Cascade Steel, McMinnville 7 of 13 applicants
  (HS diplomas through advanced degrees) failed
  drug screen or had drug convictions
• Roseburg 80 applied for 14 positions all
  failed drug screen

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2006 drug test positive (failure) rates

• 5.0 Oregon positive rate
• 4.4 National positive rate
• 70.8 Percent of Oregon tests that were
  marijuana-positive
• 54 Percent of national tests that were
  marijuana-positive
• Source Oregon Medical Labs for non-DOT drug
  testing

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Overview of Name of Company Drug-Free Workplace
Policy
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Impact of substance abuse on Name of Company

• Insert statistics about how substance abuse has
  affected your company
• Examples
• XX of qualified potential employees not hired
  due to failing a drug test
• XX of employees disciplined for a positive drug
  test result in the last year
• Costs of hiring and training their replacements
• Cost of drug tests, EAP services, increased
  health insurance
• Costs of accidents, absenteeism, turnover, poor
  job performance

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Name of Company Drug and Alcohol Policy

• Who is covered?
• What behavior is prohibited (on and off the job)?
• When is the policy applicable (during working
  hours, when on company property, when
  representing company, at company-sponsored
  events)?
• Consequences if policy is violated?
• Is notification required of convictions for
  criminal drug violations?
• Do convictions for alcohol or drug-related
  arrests, such as MIP, DUII, affect job applicants?

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Drug Testing Policy

• Does your policy include drug testing?
• If so, who is tested and how often? (pre-hire,
  post-accident, reasonable suspicion, random)
• Supervisor responsibilities
• Employee rights and responsibilities
• Discipline/Consequences
• Where to go for help

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Employee Education Assistance

• How are employees informed of the company
  drug-free workplace policy and how to get help?
• What types of employee assistance is provided (a
  formal Employee Assistance Program? referral to
  local resources?)
• Does your policy include return to work
  agreements and how do these work?
• How is confidentiality maintained?

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Review

• Purpose of workplace drug policies
• Consequences of drug or alcohol use on the job
• List the items you want the students to take home
  about your presentation

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Thank you name of school